True, he was mistaken when he said Usyk wasn't strong enough to sell a PPV seeing as he did great numbers against Bellew. However.... Whyte's major concern was also ranking, Usyk does nothing for his ranking... but Rivas at #6 who just beat Jennings, would further his case in the WBC as a legit contender for the champ... should Whyte win he would have had multiple high stakes, ranked, WBC sanctioned bouts - making the WBC look even more silly to deny Whyte a shot.